title: An unusual presentation of Paget disease: pathological fracture of the odontoid.
abstract: Paget disease of the cervical spine is a common disease in an uncommon location. The authors present an unusual case of a 58-year-old woman with a pathological fracture through the base of the odontoid vertebra secondary to Paget disease. The purpose of this case report is to describe the radiological features of Paget disease and their important application to treatment management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA. umayal3@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Umayal G
authors.initials: UG
authors.lastname: Sawardekar
authors.forename: Surya Prakash Rao
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Nadimpalli
authors.forename: Elliot
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Weisenberg
authors.forename: Leonard
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kranzler
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000293:injuries*; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy